Where the wild things are.

[OrmIrian]

Saw this today. I loved it. DH loved it. DS#1 loved it. My younger 2 DC thought it was crap

What with this and Coraline I think I like kids films better than they do.

how old are your children, Orm?

Am thinking of taking DSs tomorrow (10 and 7)

Some kids' films are brilliant. I want to see Wild Things. I've heard it's not a children's film.

6, 10 and 12. The 12yr old was the one who liked it.

I took DS (7) to see Wild Things. It's well made but very very long and preachy in the way all kids' movies are. (Talk about damning with faint praise). Could be half the length without missing anything out. He sort of enjoyed it but agreed with me about time. I won't be getting the DVD.

It flew by for me tiger. I didn't find it preachy. Got quite tearful at times - but it doesn't take much for me to do that though

awwww at tearful

tbh even the blimmin trailer had me filling up recently

Not seen it but watched Coraline the other day for the first time and was a bit disappointed.

my 44 year old brother absolutely loved it

ah, but have you read the book, jane?

see when Max was rampaging round the house and roaring I kept seeing DS~2. And the mother's despair at not being able to handle him. And I don't have the excuse of being a single parent

He's the same age as me pointy

I am afraid I am that annoying person who checks their Blackberry throughout kids' movies (the nadir: Wall-E - utter tripe and that went on for hours too). I do hide it in my bag and next time am taking a book and bed reading-lamp.

Sadly, there were only six people in the quite big cinema to see Wild Things, including me and DS.

Isn't the point of kids' movies to be preachy? I haven't seen one that isn't. It annoys me

I am deliberately not going to see it after Radio 4 did an interview with the author and then lots of discussion about how it's all different - I don't see how you cd get a whole film out of such a genius short idea iyswim? Maybe if it was inspired by it, and didn't claim to be the book broght to the screen.

There you go then, orm. It's a film for 40 somethings

Aha! Wall-E is another one I loved but left my kids cold. THey like tripe like Bolt and those bloody chipmunks.

Pointy - of course!

Wall-E - I loved that and thought it was absolutely excellent both as a film for children and as a social commentary for adults.

Watched Bridge To Terrawhatsit the other day too - that was rubbish.

Wasn't too keen on wall-ee.

The dds had read the book of coraline and were a little disappointed re the plot.

Bridhge to Terabithia is an ace film. Mind you, I've not read that book either.

Oh the chipmunks, Orm - I like them. Bolt's a bit soppy though.

I loved WTWTA, DD thought it was ok. We were only people in cinema as went the same time as the X factor final!

Only disappointment was no seamonster (always my favourite in the book)

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